That Was Genius TeamFeb 612 minEpisode 53 - A Little Bit of Man Jerky - AKA Pepperami Leggy-ami (Serial Killers Week)I promised myself I wasn’t going to do an eccentric Brit today, and I haven’t! Hooray! Look at me go. I’ve decided instead to travel to I...
That Was Genius TeamJan 167 minEpisode 50 - 500 Tarts and One Sexy Roman Emperor (Laughter Week)Sam's Episode Notes: The Berners Street Hoax (or ordering every tradesman in London to one house), and the invention of the whoopee cushi...
That Was Genius TeamDec 5, 201910 minEpisode 45 - The Soily Fondue Jazz Quartet (Treasure Week) Tom's Episode Notes: I’m talking about a great source that gives us a fantastic insight into why people buried their treasured belongings...
That Was Genius TeamNov 21, 201910 minEpisode 43 - Brazilian Samba Dancing Nurses with Incredible Moustaches (Charlatans Week)Sam's Episode Notes: The Fascinating tale of Dr Adolf Fritz, a man healing (or not) from beyond the grave. I have a habit of doing this, ...
That Was Genius TeamNov 14, 201910 minEpisode 42 - One Dead President and a Scottish Woman's Bottom (Spooky Week)Sam's Episode Notes: The Hammersmith Ghost murder Today Tom, I'm going to talk to you about a grisly tale from the turn of the 19th centu...
That Was Genius TeamOct 23, 201911 minEpisode 39 - Revenging the Nazi Tap-Dance Troupe (Badass Week)Sam's Episode Notes: A pair of very different badasses: Franceska Mann the stripteasing concentration camp rebel, and Iron Mike Malloy - ...